I’d like to rewind this past weekend, click the pause button, and live the life of an islander for the rest of eternity. The island life. Where your stresses melt away, your to-do lists disappear, and daily woes are forgotten.
OHH, PLEASE. I forgot to say please!
Ahhhh the island life.
Forget the fact that I missed out on first place in the 5th grade spelling bee because I misspelled the word “paradise.” As a wee 10 year old I hadn’t experienced paradice let alone PARADISE!
What’s this island I speak of?
Good old Bald Head Island, NC.
**sigh**
Bald Head Island. A beautiful harbor and beaches that stretch for miles. No cars—just golf carts. No stress—just cocktails.
Quite frankly, there’s not much to do there. But that’s kind of the point, isn’t it?
They even have little trucks to smuggle you across the border:
Being the Frugalista I am (can I coin that??!?! … no pun intended
So cute and quaint and sassy all in one little shoebox!
We didn’t waste any time once on the island. First stop—kayaking on the beautiful island marshes!
BF wasn’t exactly a natural…
Tootsie tanning:
Bird watching… (birds are so creepy).
After kayaking it was back to the harbor.
For a little dinner at Eb & Flo’s!
Dining out = happy Mary
We split some yummy jambalaya:
Reminds me of New Orleans!
Grey Goose and Tonic for the lady. Blackened chicken Caesar wrap for the man.
My entre:
Shrimp AND potatoes?! Sign me up!
The restaurant deck was prime for people watching across the harbor.
We took a stroll on the beach after dinner. It was entirely empty and entirely peaceful.
Saturday we had one thing on the agenda: BEACH TIME! With chairs and umbrella in our cargo, we headed for the sand.
Never underestimate the luxury of a nice beach umbrella.
The beach was pretty uncrowded, but still provided quite the opportunity for man candy oogling
After a few hours in the sun (or sprawled out on a beach chair under the nice shade of a 6 foot beach umbrella as the case may be)…
we were in need of some serious fuel. We headed to the Shoals Club where I feasted on an ENORMOUS burger complete with Swiss cheese, onions, and mushrooms.
After lunch, it was—you guessed it–back to the beach! We were so full, that we both passed out under the umbrella for a good hour and a half.
R&R.
Good Ole Baldy:
For dinner, we headed to the River Pilot Café.
Cheesy appetizer goodness:
BF got the jambalaya pasta for dinner (apparently we were really missing New Orleans):
It was DELICIOUS. Shrimp, sausage, country ham, and chicken over pasta?!?!
FABULOUS lobster bisque.
SALAD with EGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
After dinner I realized the sun was setting… on our mini vaca
I woke up bright and early Sunday morning and took a stroll along the harbor.
This is what I do to keep myself occupied when my travel buddy is STILL.FREAKING.SLEEPING… It’s 9am. Get your butt in gear man.
Anyway….
For breakfast we headed to the Maritime Market Café to get our grub on.
I know this looks like a massacre, but it’s actually a bit o hot sauce heaven.
The breakfast burrito was delicious and so were the potatoes.
His face says “enough with the pictures already” but his plate says “I’m a breakfast burrito eating champion.” I’ll go with the latter.
Ooooooghahhhhhh yessssssssss cheesy bagel bliss:
Never have I ever seen a golf cart with a baby car seat strapped in…
Waiting for the ferry to take us back to the daily grind:
Farewell Bald Head!
(insert obligatory “I’m the King of the WORLDDDDDDDDDDD” titanic reference here)
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WoW! Great travel writing and great pictures. So glad you had a lovely time!
Looks like you two lovahs has a great time :)
And don't feel bad, I spelled "crystal" wrong in 6th grade and everyone laughed at me. I lied and said I did it on purpose bc I couldn't stand the pressure and wanted to sit down...but I totally didnt.
Looks like you guys had fun! BTW lov'in that big ol hat ;)
Love this! You inherited gift of writing and sarcasm from Mom!!
1. i think all accountants want to live the island life...god knows i do!
2. i am jealous of your new location in the continental us...it's so much more fun than ohio
3. i love that you now love vodka tonics
4. see you in less than a month!
I'm super excited for you guys to come!!!
Told you, you needed a big hat ;) I love it! That little studio box was stylin' looks like a fun time
Maybe I'll let you borrow it sometime ;)
Oh, HEAVEN! It appears you and "J" had a lot of fun just relaxing and enjoying :). Thought of you as we drove through Charlotte on our way to, and from, Florida. Miss you and it is so good to see you so happy :) Miss you!!
Thanks Jenn! Hope you had a good time in FL!
You write so naturaly, and the food looked amazing!!
Oh man, that all looks so very amazing, you lucky girl! It seemed super stressful when you were first making the move, but it looks like it was totally worth it. I'm hoping to make a move in the next couple years, I'm so over this beachless business!
It was seriously stressful, that is for sure! But I love it here, so I guess it was worth it!
Pure bliss -- that vacation looked like what vacations are intended to be: full of food and relaxation. Nice!